26 Yaya kuli Yoane, yaati: “Labi, wino wali ponga newe umbalama yi Yordani, wino wamtakanga, lolini, alubatisha, na antu yoshi yaluya kunali.”
Wiyo wisile ukuti alande umwengelela, ukuti yoshi yasumile kuli wenewe.
Nga aFaliseo yafwanshanya yonga, yaati: “Muwine fino mutachi tumbwile chimwi, lolini antu yoshi iyannondela.”
Ndi twamta fi kwene, antu yoshi yakumsumila na aLoma yamwisa yatutisishe uwikalo witu, na antu yitu.”
Yoane wannansile, awangula ukwiswi lyaakwe, wati: “Alawi uwino natasile amaswi yaakwe, wino alwisa uku chisila chane, waliko inkolelo yane.”
Wene waile. ushiku kunali, wannena, waati: “Labi, tumanyile fino we Kasambilisha wafuma kuli Leesa; kuno kusi untu wino angachita ifipeshamano fi fino uluchita wewe, ndi Leesa asi ponga nawe.”
Kwali umwengelela unkola uno ulukosa antu yoshi, ulwisa kuno ukusi.
Nu kulaulwa um-masokoni, nu kwiitwa na aantu: Labi.
Leelo mweemwi yatachimwiita Laabi, kuno Kasambilisha wino ali weenga, neemwe mweensi mwe yali yoonga.
Ichino uMwene pano wamanya fino aFaliseo iyapulika fino Yesu atawa na alondeshi ainji ukuluta Yoane nu kuyabatisha,
—lelo Yesu unkola atabatishanga, shiku alondeshi yaakwe—
Uku chisila alondeshi yampapata yaati: “Labi, ulye.”
Umwemwe mwatumile antu kuli Yoane, nawe wimikile icha kapanga.